Oliver Perez pitched 4 strong innings for his best outting of the spring so far. The Mets defeated the Orioles by a score of 6-2. Perez allowed 1 run on 4 hits. He struck out 1 and walked none. Duaner Sanchez gave up the other run but got out of further trouble by inducing a 6-4-3 double play. Wagner, Heilman, Smith, and Rincon all pitched a scoreless inning. The hitter of the spring so far, Angel Pagan, clubed a tie breaking two run home run to continue to make his case for making the team. Beltran and Delgado remain hitless in three at bats each.

Orlando Hernandez pitched a simulated game earlier in the day and said he felt fine afterwards. He should pitch in a real game in 5 days. The Mets next play the Cardinals tomorrow in Jupitar.